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UK: Thamesport Cement, a subsidiary of France’s Cem’In’Eu, has applied for planning permission to build a grinding plant at the London Thamesport seaport on the Isle of Grain in Kent. The unit is expected to cost around Euro21m.

It is proposed that all the mineral raw materials will be imported by sea and the finished cement will then be transported by road either in bulk or in bags. Around 0.48Mt/yr of raw materials will be imported to the site, comprising 24,000t/yr of gypsum, 72,000t/yr of limestone and 384,000t/yr of clinker. Ships will be unloaded using cranes at the wharf. The plant will have six silos with a capacity of 500t for finished products. It is expected to create 35 full time jobs.

Spain: Yecasa Group has opened a new 90,000t terminal at Arinaga. The project cost Euro8.5m, according to the Canarias7 newspaper. The unit will be used to import building materials, including cement, to the islands.

Sweden: Cementa says that it plans to stop production of cement and clinker at its Degerhamn cement plant at the end of April 2019. The subsidiary of Germany’s HeidelbergCement said that it made the decision due to low profitability at the site and tightening environmental regulations.

The unit will continue to be used as a terminal and port operations will carry on at the site. Microcement will also continue to be made at the plant. The site’s quarry permit will be withdrawn but Cementa will continue to own the land and it will be gradually be restored. Six staff members will work at the site and a new site manager, Tommy Pettersson, has been appointed.

Spain: FYM-HeidelbergCement plans to invest Euro2.5m in a new 4900m² plot at the Port of Malaga. The company will use the unit to export cement and clinker, according to the La Opinión de Málaga newspaper. At present the cement producer exports 0.5Mt/yr of clinker to markets in Africa, South America and Europe. FYM-HeidelbergCement operates an integrated cement plant in Malaga.

US: Port Manatee in Florida has received its first shipment of raw materials for cement production. The Osprey I delivered 47,650t of raw materials from Europe as part of a deal with Carver Companies to renovate the port. As part of the agreement arranged in mid-2018, Carver has renovated a 7.5 hectare cargo facility with deep-water access, including the rehabilitation a 425m conveyor system on the leased site.

Spain: The local council in Alcudia, Mallorca is considering a licence application for the construction of a 65,000t cement terminal at its port. The application follows the end of a public consultation period, according to the Majorca Daily Bulletin newspaper. The unit plans to have a capacity of at least 65,000t for the four years of its operation and then it will rise to 90,000t. It will use a pneumatic conveying system to minimise dust pollution emissions.

The Balearic Ports Authority previously gave its authorisation to the project in 2018 but it has faced opposition from environmental protestors. Cemex announced in late 2018 that it intended to stop production at its Lloseta cement plant on the island.

Thailand: SCG’s cement business is increasing its share to 100% from 50% in two companies in two logistics subsidiaries, Thai Prosperity Terminal (TPT) and Bangkok Interfreight Forwarding Company (BIFC). Both companies have a combined value of around US$4m. The transactions are expected to complete in the first quarter of 2019.

TPT provides commercial port operation management services for both import and export consisting of Phra Pradaeng Port and Map Ta Phut Port. BIFC provides water transportation services for containers and container moving services at the ports of TPT. Increasing its stake in the companies is expected to allow SCC to provide logistics services in the areas of port and freight forwarding and will enable it to use its own assets better and facilitate domestic port to port expansion.

Sri Lanka: Insee Cement is the first cement company to use the newly diversified Hambantota International Port. Bulk carrier Ithaca Patience docked at Hambantota to discharge 27,150t of slag, according to the EconomyNext. Thusith Gunawarnasuriya, Director of Procurement and Logistics, Insee Cement, the consignee of the slag cargo, said that the company is considering monthly or bi-monthly shipments via Hambantota. Insee Cement has previously used ports at Colombo, Trincomalee and Galle.

Algeria: Ciment Lafarge Souakri (CILAS) has started its first clinker export from the port of Annaba to West Africa. The consignment totalled 35,000t, according to the El Watan newspaper. LafargeHolcim Algeria said that the delivery from its subsidiary was part of its target to export 2Mt of surplus production by 2020. The 2.7Mt/yr CILAS plant started production in mid-2016.

Chile: Cementos Bío Bío has started importing clinker at the Port of Ariqueño to support the start-up of its new grinding plant at Arica. The company unloaded 8000t of clinker, according to Arica al día. The 0.15Mt/yr grinding unit was previously scheduled to start production in September 2018.